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Fɛɛ lɛ kɛnɛ taa wuli nɛ. Taanɩ wuli fɛ fɛlɛ nnaa. Kpaanɩ wuli fɛ fɛlɛ. Fɛ nnaa tɛ fɛlɛ, fɛ nnaa kɛnɛ fɛlɛ, fɛ yaya mii nnaa fɛlɛ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 68, "Fɛɛ Lɛ Kɛnɛ Taa Wuli Nɛ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sus/chapters/68/
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善为士者不武,善战者不怒,善胜敌者不与,善用人者为之下。
是谓不争之德,是谓用人之力,是谓配天古之极。
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Fɛɛ lɛ kɛnɛ taa wuli nɛ, taa fɛɛ fɛ fɛlɛ. Fɛɛ lɛ kpɛlɛ wuli nɛ, kpɛlɛ fɛɛ fɛ wuli. Fɛɛ lɛ kɛyɛ kpaanɩ nɛ, fɛɛ fɛ fɛlɛ. Fɛɛ lɛ kɛnɛ nnaa nɛ, nnaa fɛɛ fɛ fɛlɛ.\n\nFɛɛ sɔ fɛ nnaa tɛ fɛlɛ, fɛ sɔ fɛ nnaa kɛnɛ fɛlɛ, fɛ sɔ fɛ yaya mii nnaa fɛlɛ.
Miiriya Gbèè
Wan na bin tili yi chapita?
Fɛɛ lɛ kɛnɛ taa wuli nɛ. Taanɩ wuli fɛ fɛlɛ nnaa. Kpaanɩ wuli fɛ fɛlɛ. Fɛ nnaa tɛ fɛlɛ, fɛ nnaa kɛnɛ fɛlɛ, fɛ yaya mii nnaa fɛlɛ.
N ma suxu di a ra?
Mii yɔɔ taanɩ wuli sɔ fɛɛ mɛi lɛ. Mii yɔɔ kpɛlɛ wuli sɔ fɛɛ mɛi lɛ. Mii yɔɔ nnaa kɛnɛ sɔ fɛɛ mɛi lɛ.
N xa nɛ lan lɔxɔ nin na?
Ta lɛ wuli nɛ, nnaa lɛ kɛnɛ nɛ. Kpɛlɛ wuli nɛ, nnaa kɛnɛ nɛ.
📜 Pɔfɔ ta numu (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
He who in (Tao's) wars has skill Assumes no martial port; He who fights with most good will To rage makes no resort. He who vanquishes yet still Keeps from his foes apart; He whose hests men most fulfil Yet humbly plies his art.
AI Modern
Fɛɛ lɛ kɛnɛ taa wuli nɛ, taa fɛɛ fɛ fɛlɛ. Fɛɛ lɛ kpɛlɛ wuli nɛ, kpɛlɛ fɛɛ fɛ wuli. Fɛɛ lɛ kɛyɛ kpaanɩ nɛ, fɛɛ fɛ fɛlɛ. Fɛɛ lɛ kɛnɛ nnaa nɛ, nnaa fɛɛ fɛ fɛlɛ.\n\nFɛɛ sɔ fɛ nnaa tɛ fɛlɛ, fɛ sɔ fɛ nnaa kɛnɛ fɛlɛ, fɛ sɔ fɛ yaya mii nnaa fɛlɛ.
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